Pets In Need in Ringwood, Il needs our help. The founders of Pets In Need, Pat and Rudy, have been rescuing animals since 1965. They married with the agreement that Rudy would build a house large enough for the lost, abandoned, and abused.
After many years of rescuing and finding loving homes for the animals, they decided it was time to formalize, and named their shelter "Pets In Need". Visit www.petsinneedmidwest.org to see how many pets they have found homes for, and to learn more about the shelter.
A couple of years ago, a new neighbor built a house directly next door. He continuously complained about the dogs, although they were in their own yard.
He took Pets In Need to court, and won. The animals were ordered to be removed from the only home they'd known for quite some time.
Pets In Need is now looking for a piece of land to build a new shelter. In the meantime, all of the animals rescued by Pat and Rudy are in foster homes. Some were moved to a boarding facility. Below is the response that I received from Katy at Pets In Need when I questioned how many animals were sent to foster homes and the boarding facility.
"Hi,
I checked with Pat and there were more like 9-10 dogs that had to go to the boarding facility.
Also, the boarding facility is now closing off half of their runs – due to lack of income & are not able to pay for the heating of the kennels. We are now in desperate need to find foster homes for about 5 large dogs.
Thanks,
Katy"
They are doing their own fundraising for the needs of their new shelter, as well. However, talking with Pat's assistant, Katy, I learned a few things that most people don't know. For instance, when building or improving for an animal shelter, the septic has to be seperate for the use of the animals. This can, and does, get very costly.
I also learned that when people do donate to the shelters, one item that is most overlooked is kitty litter for the litter boxes. View the formal wishlist for this shelter in need.
Help us to help Pets In Need get these animals into a great shelter for better lives until their new parents come for them.